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Genmaicha is a blend of green tea and toasted rice (which looks brown) that produces a sweet, nutty flavor. The hue is a light yellow with a mild, smooth taste and rounded body. Other Names in English Brown Rice Tea Popcorn Tea The Origins of Genmaicha Like Hojicha, Genmaicha probably had its origins as a…

Here is a beautiful ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro (c1753-1806), a famous ukiyo-e artist active in the Edo period. The subject of this piece is Naniwaya Okita (c1779-c1793), a waitress of the Naniwaya-tea-house located on the east side of Asakusa Temple. She was also featured in the famous ukiyo-e print “The Three Beauties of the…